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House roll call 96 · 99th Congress · May 9, 1985

To amend H R 2068 to express the sense of Congress that the soviet union's chief of mission to the United States should be declared persona non grata beginning

On May 9, 1985, the House voted 322–93 (HR 2068). Result: passed. By party: Democrats 149–91, Republicans 173–2. It was a bipartisan vote: majorities of both parties voted yes. 93 members voted against their own party.

During the 99th Congress (1985–1986), Ronald Reagan was president, and Democrats held the House majority and Republicans the Senate majority.

Yes
322
No
93
Did not vote
24
Date
May 9, 1985

By party

  • Republicans173 yes · 2 no · 7 didn’t vote
  • Democrats149 yes · 91 no · 17 didn’t vote

Who broke with their party

And 13 more.

The bill

H.R. 2068: A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1986 and 1987 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Board of International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

How each representative voted: Yes

How each representative voted: No

Did not vote

Other votes

From Voteview roll call records.

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Capitol Receipts, “To amend H R 2068 to express the sense of…: House Vote, May 9, 1985,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/vote/99-H-96/to-amend-h-r-2068-to-express-the-sense (accessed 2026-10-17).